I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing was on the road a lot this week. The newly re-elected mayor travelled from the State Capitol to the nation’s Capitol this week, first seeking financial help during a Lansing visit. Then he traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend a White House Economic Growth forum focused on exploring ways to put jobless Americans back to work.
The Detroit News reports that the businessman-turned-mayor will join some the nation’s top business leaders including leaders of Michigan-based companies today at the White House Jobs Summit hosted by President Barack Obama.
The attending CEOs and economists are expected to make suggestions and brainstorm ways to lower unemployment rates across the nation.
Detroit has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, with the numbers reaching depression levels at 28 percent. That’s almost double the state’s unemployment rate of 15 percent and nearly triple the national average of 10 percent.
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